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Deputy Sheriff Ken Collier
San Diego County Sheriff's Dept, California
End of Watch: Sunday,
February 28, 2010
Age:
39
Badge Number: NA
Years on The Job: 12
Cause of Death:
Automobile accident |
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On February 28, 2010,
at about 3:20 AM, Sheriff’s Deputy Collier was driving westbound on
State Route 52 with Sheriff’s Dispatcher Ryan Debillis riding along.
Deputy Collier reported he saw a wrong way driver headed towards him
in the westbound lanes of Highway 52 while he was driving westbound
on Highway 52. A few minutes later the Highway Patrol
relayed a report of a patrol car driving off the freeway.
Deputies from the Santee Station responded and searched the area but
were initially unable to locate him so they broadcast 11-99 (Officer
Down). Deputy Collier radioed dispatch using his handheld radio
while Dispatcher Ryan Debillis used his cell phone to notify the
Communications Center they had crashed in a ravine and needed help.
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A Sheriff's
Department officer inspects the wreckage of
Deputy Ken Collier's patrol car. |
Santee Deputies located the patrol car and
reported it was on fire near a bridge on State Route 52 between Mast Blvd.
and Santo Rd. in Santee. Deputy Collier and Dispatcher Debillis both
were responsive but had apparently suffered significant injuries.
Paramedics took Dispatcher Debillis to UCSD Hospital where he is responsive
and in stable condition.
An Air Ambulance took Deputy Collier to Sharp Memorial Hospital where
Doctors continued CPR and other Advanced Life Saving Measures. At about 5:30
AM, Deputy Collier succumbed to his injuries.
Collier became a deputy in 2000 when the Sheriff's Department merged with
the San Diego County Marshal's Office. Before that he served as a marshal
for three years.
Since 2000 when the Sheriff's
Department merged with the San Diego County Marshal's Office. He is survived
by his fiance.
Official Report
Lt. Turner
San Diego County Sheriff's Office |
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Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity.
May you lead the charge for
citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth
Darrell Thompson
Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI,
Community College Campus Patrol #14
darrell@policespecial.com
www.sc4.edu
Rest in peace, and
may God allow him to keep watch
over us on earth while he patrols his beat
in heaven.
Our prayers go out to the
Officer and his Department and family.
May they all find peace in their hearts soon.
From all the Staff at Police Special
Inc.
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